Dillon Hosts Philipsburg in Farewell Beaverhead Showdown
Beaverhead district champions Dillon meet Philipsburg next Friday night at home in their final appearance of the year on the local floor. Philipsburg, who beat Anaconda in last week’s district tournament, brings a strong defense as Dillon, though 2-0 against them this season, seeks another upset. A dance for the visitors will follow the game.
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Beaverhead
Granite High
Philipsburg
Anaconda
Dillon Boys
Philpsburg
Dillon
Butte City
Helena
Missoula
Butte
Beaverhead County
Lyzu
Bozeman
Ryburn
HatfleJa
Toonqria
Andy Smith
Garden City
Andy
Wyman Smith
Hatfield
Leimert
Usen
McSpadden
Estey
Kelley
Johnson
W. Smith
Lebnert
A. Smith
Yeuoultéa Jn
Dillon-Philipsburg
Page
Franklin
Carmichael
W.smith
Dion
J. Tildreth
Ditton Philipsburg
Hildreth
J. Hildreth
Gopher Extermination Talk Sparks County Club Idea
Mr. Oman of Kansas spoke at the high school on exterminating gophers and controlling crop pests. He urged forming a Gopher club to mobilize farmers for poisoning efforts and received favorable interest from landowners present. A Sheridan Sheridan debate is planned around April 1 on compulsory arbitration.
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Oman
Kansas
Sheridan
Congress
Alan Smith
Raymond Holmes
Sig
Focal Schoool
Local residents visit Dillon and Lima for church and funeral events
L Northington an operator at Armstead visited Dillon last Sunday and stayed at the Methodist parsonage. Rev Edward Smith and wife went to Lima last Saturday. The pastor conducted funeral services for L B McNinch who died tragically in the timber. Mr and Mrs Bill Gray came to town yesterday from Armstead.
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L. Northington
Armstead
Dillon
Edward Smith
Lima
L. B. McNinch
Bill Gray
Moonshine Arrests Tighten Local Supply
A Belgium native named Wm Smith faced charges after a still was found operating above the ten mile house near Badger Pacs. Officers seized rye mash and patrons were brought in as Smith’s water piped system and copper boiler ran rapidly. Smith pled guilty and received six months in jail plus a $1090 fine. Joe Young, tied to selling moonshine at a Cabbage Patch cabin, also pleaded guilty with a $100 fine and 30 days in jail.
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Sople
Brooks
Rocky Mountain
Belgium
Wm. Smith
Ten
Badger Pacs
Mooner
Smith’s
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Phillips
Carroll
Joe" Young
Cabbage Patch
Rancher McNinch Killed by Rolling Log in Dell Timber
Lewis McNinch, 47, a Dell area rancher, died last Wednesday in a timber accident near Dell. A neighbor found him pinned by a rolling log, death likely instantaneous. The scene echoes a previous Dell fatality near Hugh Fleming. Survived by wife and young daughter, funeral conducted by Knights of Pythias in Lima with interment there.
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Lewis
I. MecNinch
Dell
McNinch
Hugh Fleming
Fleming
Mr. McNinch
Ilinois
Trout Plant In Poindexter Slough In Dillon
E Pilling and Lee Van Etton from Butte arrived Monday with twenty cans of young trout. About a hundred thousand fingerlings from the Anaconda hatchery were planted in Poindexter slough, a favored Dillon fishing spot, marking the season’s first stocking. Miss Thora Sisson, teaching at Judith Gap, returned home yesterday. Warren Graeter, an Argenta visitor, spent yesterday in Dillon.
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E. Pilling
Lee van Etton
Butte
Mr. Pilling
Poindexter
Binge
Anaconda Hatchery
Dillon
Thora Sisson
Judith Gap
Beaverhead champs rout Butte in district basketball final
Dillon wins the Beaverhead district title by routing Butte 18 to 9 at Butte. The Dillon team led by A Smith W Smith and Ryburn dominated guard play, outscored Butte 18 to 9, and featured strong defense and fast breaks to claim the state meet prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Hildreth
J. “Leimert
Ye Et Dreth
Crach’ A. Kuiudgon
W. Smith
Capain Ryburn
Smith
el’ Lott
Dillon, Mont
Dahlberg
Andy Smith
Hatfield
Boyer
O'Connor
Dillon
Butte
Chapman
A. Smith Boyer
DE Sater
Smith Walsh
Leimert O’connor
Ryburn
Evee Hatfield
Brennan
A. Smith
O’conner
Taylor
Sadie
American Legion Minstrel and Vaudeville Set for Hartwig Theatre
The American Legion hosts a two night minstrel and vaudeville show at Hartwig theatre on the 9th and 10th. About sixty performers, a Legion band in attendance, and forty blackface chorus members will perform with Fd Duff as interlocutor and end men Tom Gilbert George Melton Bud Hartwig and Dr Brownback. The program features vaudeville acts dance song hits local humor and a Browning Brothers quartet. Scotty Tait appears in a Scotch role with plaid attire and Miss Numbers presents student dances. Baxter Tonrey orchestra will perform jazzy numbers and Miss Alice Pegram is the pianist accompanist. Tickets are on sale with reserved seating through Hughes & McCaleb.
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Hartwig Theatre
American Legion
Fd Duff
Tom Gilbert
George Melton
Bud Hartwig
Dr. Brownback
Scotty Tait
Harry Lauder
Post
Baxter-Tonrey Orchestra
Browning Brothers Quartet
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Beaverheat
Mr. Oman
Will Delate
Sheriff's Force
Rocky Mountain Rye
Wninch
Bell Rancher
Warren .Graeter
Force Butte High
Ditton
White Beat
Diana
Chanman
Plover
Civer
Kelly
Sterling
Anderson Guard
Eee
Durrant
Veo MM
Seh Rdeel
J. Smith
Stellar Production
Alice Pegram
Hughes & McCaleb
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